Director of Business Development, Blackcurrant
Shayan Salemizadeh is the Director of Business Development at Blackcurrant, a leading marketplace for hydrogen and low-carbon fuels. In his role, Shayan has identified, onboarded, and enabled customers, ranging from market incumbents to new hydrogen buyers and sellers, to find and execute offtake agreements. He has also played a key role in improving the platform's user experience by integrating customer and market feedback.
Before joining Blackcurrant, Shayan spent over six years as a chemical engineer, focusing on the development and implementation of environmental and clean hydrogen technologies for companies in the metals and mining sector, including BHP, US Steel, Anglo American, and more. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (2016) and is currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.